Dr. Newman is a Professor of Early American History and Editor, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies and author, Fries's Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004).

Professor Newman has taught courses in Early American history at Pitt-Johnstown since 1995. His teaching interest includes the Backcountry, Native American history, and the social history of the colonial period.